Brake Caliper Support, Disc Brake Assembly, Use of a Brake Caliper Support, and Method for Guiding Air

Abstract

A brake caliper support for a brake caliper of a disc brake assembly with a brake disc has a brake caliper support bracket provided with at least two fastening sections for connecting the brake caliper support to a steering knuckle of a vehicle. The brake caliper support bracket in a mounted state at the vehicle is positioned opposite a brake disc friction surface of the brake disc. A brake caliper support bridge projects away from the brake caliper support bracket in axial direction of the brake disc and circumferentially surrounds the brake disc at least partially in the mounted state. An arc-shaped air guiding element is disposed at the brake caliper support bracket. The air guiding element is positioned axially opposite the brake disc friction surface of the brake disc in the mounted state. The air guiding element is a protrusion or a recess extending axially, respectively.

1 . A brake caliper support for a brake caliper of a disc brake assembly comprising a brake disc, the brake caliper support comprising:
 a first brake caliper support bracket comprising at least two fastening sections configured to connect the brake caliper support to a steering knuckle of a vehicle, wherein the first brake caliper support bracket is configured to be positioned opposite a brake disc friction surface of the brake disc of the disc brake assembly in a mounted state of the brake caliper support at the vehicle;   a brake caliper support bridge disposed at the first brake caliper support bracket and projecting away from the first brake caliper support bracket in an axial direction of the brake disc in the mounted state, wherein the brake caliper support bridge is configured to circumferentially surrounds the brake disc at least partially in the mounted state; and   an air guiding element which is arc-shaped and which is disposed at the first brake caliper support bracket, wherein the air guiding element is configured to be positioned axially opposite the brake disc friction surface of the brake disc in the mounted state,   wherein the air guiding element is a protrusion or a recess extending in the axial direction, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second brake caliper support bracket positioned opposite the first brake caliper support bracket,
 wherein the brake caliper support is configured to receive the brake disc between the first brake caliper support bracket and the second brake caliper support bracket in the mounted state, and   wherein the brake caliper support bridge connects the first brake caliper support bracket and the second brake caliper support bracket to each other.   
     
     
         3 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the first brake caliper support bracket comprises a connection section extending between the at least two fastening sections, and
 wherein the first brake caliper support bracket further comprises a lateral section connecting the connection section to the brake caliper support bridge and extending with a radial direction component in relation to the axial direction in the mounted state.   
     
     
         4 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 3 , wherein the air guiding element is arranged at the connection section and/or is arranged at the lateral section. 
     
     
         5 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 4 , wherein the air guiding element extends along an extension direction of the connection section and/or extends along an extension direction of the lateral section. 
     
     
         6 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 4 , wherein the air guiding element extends tangentially along an extension direction of the connection section and/or extends radially along an extension direction of the lateral section. 
     
     
         7 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 3 , wherein the air guiding element comprises a rib, wherein the rib is arranged at the connection section and protrudes away from the connection section, or wherein the rib is arranged at the lateral section and protrudes away from the lateral section, or
 wherein the air guiding element comprises a channel-shaped groove in the connection section or in the lateral section.   
     
     
         8 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 3 , wherein the air guiding element is arranged at the connection section and comprises a protruding rib, and/or
 wherein the air guiding element is arranged at the lateral section and comprises a channel-shaped groove.   
     
     
         9 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the first brake caliper support bracket has a surface,
 wherein the air guiding element is a protrusion protruding away from the surface of the first brake caliper support bracket, or   wherein the air guiding element is a recess in the surface of the first brake caliper support bracket.   
     
     
         10 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the air guiding element is a protrusion arranged axially at a circumferential edge of the first brake caliper support bracket. 
     
     
         11 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the air guiding element is a protrusion and is detachably fastened to the first brake caliper support bracket. 
     
     
         12 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 11 , wherein the protrusion is detachably fastened by a screw connection and/or by a clamping connection to the first brake caliper support bracket. 
     
     
         13 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the brake caliper support forms a one-piece configuration together with the air guiding element. 
     
     
         14 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 13 , wherein the one-piece configuration is a single cast part. 
     
     
         15 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the first brake caliper support bracket comprises a connection section extending between the at least two fastening sections and further comprises a lateral section connecting the connection section to the brake caliper support bridge,
 wherein the air guiding element extends as one piece along the connection section and along the lateral section, and wherein the air guiding element comprises a bend.   
     
     
         16 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 15 , wherein the air guiding element comprises a first section extending tangentially in the mounted state and further comprises a directly or indirectly adjoining second section bent radially outwardly in the mounted state. 
     
     
         17 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 16 , wherein the air guiding element comprises a third section arranged between the first section and the second section and forming a radially inwardly oriented bulge. 
     
     
         18 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least two fastening sections include a first fastening section and a second fastening section,
 wherein the first brake caliper support bracket comprises a connection section extending between the first fastening and second fastening section, and   wherein the air guiding element extends continuously from the first fastening section to the second fastening section along the connection section.   
     
     
         19 . The brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , wherein the first brake caliper support bracket comprises a connection section extending between the at least two fastening sections and further comprises a lateral section connecting the connection section to the brake caliper support bridge, wherein, in relation to the mounted state, the lateral section of the first brake caliper support bracket comprises an inner edge and an outer edge viewed in a circumferential direction of the brake disc, and
 wherein the air guiding element extends continuously from the inner edge all the way to the outer edge.   
     
     
         20 . A disc brake assembly comprising:
 a brake caliper support according to  claim 1 ; and   a brake disc comprising a brake disc friction surface arranged opposite the air guiding element of the brake caliper support and opposite the first brake caliper support bracket of the brake caliper support.   
     
     
         21 . The disc brake assembly according to  claim 20 , wherein the air guiding element is configured to deflect brake dust-laden air flowing along the brake disc when the brake disc is rotating. 
     
     
         22 . The disc brake assembly according to  claim 20 , wherein the air guiding element is configured to prevent a radial exit of the brake dust-laden air from the brake caliper support. 
     
     
         23 . The disc brake assembly according to  claim 20 , wherein the first brake caliper support bracket comprises a connection section extending between the at least two fastening sections, and
 wherein the air guiding element is arranged at the connection section of the first brake caliper support bracket and engages at least partially axially in a brake disc bell of the brake disc.   
     
     
         24 . The disc brake assembly according to  claim 20 , further comprising a brake dust particle filter arranged downstream of the brake caliper support in a predetermined rotation direction of the brake disc. 
     
     
         25 . A method of using the brake caliper support according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 targeted guiding of brake dust-laden air flowing along a rotating brake disc by the air guiding element of the brake caliper support into a brake dust particle filter arranged in a predetermined rotation direction of the brake disc downstream of the brake caliper support.   
     
     
         26 . A method for guiding brake dust-laden air flowing along a rotating brake disc, the method comprising:
 deflecting the brake dust-laden air by the air guiding element of the brake caliper support according to  claim 1 ; and   after deflecting, guiding the brake dust-laden air along a forward rotation direction of the brake disc so that the brake dust-laden air exits through an exit region from the brake caliper support, wherein the exit region is arranged downstream of a lateral section and/or of a connection section of the first brake caliper support bracket in a predetermined rotation direction of the brake disc.   
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 26 , further comprising:
 introducing the brake dust-laden air exiting from the exit region into a brake dust particle filter arranged downstream of the brake caliper support in the predetermined rotation direction of the brake disc.